Officials in Australia are desperately trying to save the animals that survived the horrific bushfires that have ravaged the country. The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service decided to help out by dropping roughly two tons of vegetables for animals that are struggling to find food amid the ash and rubble. Authorities used aircraft to airdrop more than 4,000 pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to colonies of brush-tailed rock-wallabies, which have found their habitats decimated by the fires.

"Initial fire assessments indicate the habitat of several important Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby populations was burnt in the recent bushfires," New South Wales Environment Minister Matt Kean said. "The wallabies were already under stress from the ongoing drought, making survival challenging for the wallabies without assistance."

"The provision of supplementary food is one of the key strategies we are deploying to promote the survival and recovery of endangered species like the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby," Kean said. "The wallabies typically survive the fire itself, but are then left stranded with limited natural food as the fire takes out the vegetation around their rocky habitat."

The fires have also destroyed thousands of homes and killed 25 people. Firefighters from around the world are helping locals try to contain the out-of-control fires. Authorities believe the bushfires could continue to rage for the next few months as the country deals with a significant drought and above-average temperatures.